Event Details

*** DISCLAIMER: This event is ONLINE ***

How does one become a Product Manager? What does it even mean to be a Product Manager? What skills and experiences make a good Product Manager?

In this conversation, Cav will take a look at how different disciplines can add value to a product organization, and what steps you can take to stand out as a leader and a listener. The goal will be to leave the night with a few action items on how to get where you want to be, drive a product vision and how to navigate the often turbulent waters of agile product development.

Main Takeaways:- Understanding what a Product Manager is and how to become one- How different skills and passions can be applied to building incredible products- The product vision process, including pitfalls and tips to being successful

Meet the Speaker: Cav Caviness

Cav is an award winning Senior Product Manager who has delivered engaging experiences for companies such as Amazon, Twitch, and most recently, the reinvention of how to watch TV on Hulu. Cav brings a genuine passion for people into work everyday and tirelessly strives to create experiences that don't just meet the bar, but they set the bar. Cav didn't start out as a PM, didn't even know what one was until a manager told him one day he had to do something else.

Cav is currently responsible for the Living Room product experience at Hulu, leading experiences such as Alexa voice integrations with the application on Amazon's Fire TV devices. Prior to working in the tech-scene, Cav worked as a Digital Media Consultant for the government and helped to bridge the gap between filing cabinets and an online presence for the Department of Defense, DoD,, Department of Housing & Urban Development, HUD,, Veteran's Affairs, VA,, and even Energy Star on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA,.

Cav graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in Neuroscience/Psychology. Throughout Cav's time in college, Cav worked in several labs testing psychological principles and theories--during which Cav became mesmerized by the connections people make consciously and subconsciously to everyday activities. Cav takes this interest and passion into his approach to Product Management every day.

When

Saturday, January 19, 2019 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (PST)

Organizer

Founded in 2014, Product School is the world’s first technology business school.

We provide certified courses in Product Management, Data Analytics, Coding, Digital Marketing and Blockchain to professionals across 15 campuses worldwide. In addition to on-site campuses, we also offer the same courses, live online. Both on-site and online courses are taught by real-world product managers who work at top technology companies such as Google, Facebook, PayPal, Airbnb, LinkedIn and Netflix.

Unlike traditional MBA programs designed for students seeking roles within the finance and consulting fields, Product School’s curriculum is highly relevant for the next generation of technology leaders, with classes offered at a fraction of the cost. The curriculum is designed to fit into work schedules with small classes held in the evenings or on weekends to ensure that both instructors and students can maintain their full-time jobs.

Expect a healthy mix of hands-on projects, group exercises, case studies, panel discussions and a variety of other forums to teach you how to lead cross-functional teams and build digital products from end to end. We also prepare students for product management interviews and enable them to expand their professional network through access to a private community of thousands of people; including alumni, mentors and hiring managers from top technology companies.

Product School also offers custom corporate training programs for Fortune 500 companies seeking to advance the product management skill sets of their existing teams or onboard new talent.

Committed to building the largest product management community, Product School has published the Amazon’s best-selling book The Product Book, runs The Product Awards ceremony and ProductCon, a multi-city product management conference.